Map Appraisal News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
Stay updated with breaking news from Map appraisal. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Top News In Map Appraisal Today - Breaking & Trending Today
1982 (dated) 1 : 19000000 Description This is a 1982 map of J. R. R. Tolkien s fantasy world Middle-Earth by Peter C. Fenlon. Fans of Tolkien will be quick to recognize the northeastern part of the map, generally known as the Westlands, encompassing the main theater of both the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The cartography for these areas, from Forodwaith to Umbar and from the western ocean (Belegaer) to the Sea of Rhûn, is drawn directly from the iconic map that accompanied the The Lord of the Rings. Unlike the maps published in Tolkien s famous books, the present map extends south and west to embrace the entire continent of Endor. Cartographically, Endor roughly mirrors Europe (Westlands), Africa (Haradwraith), and Asia (east of Rhûn). Although Tolkien s Legendarium does in fact give some hints regarding the lands and topography to the east of Mordor and Rhûn, much of the cartography here seems to have been imagined by F ....
1958 (dated) Description This is a 1958 Jaro Hess pictorial map of the Land of Make Believe. The map is derived from over 60 nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and children s stories with creative, entertaining, and attractive illustrations. The map emerged at the height of the Great Depression (1929 - 1933) and offered much needed escapism during those brutal times. Among the stories referenced are Little Red Riding Hood, Little Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, Jack and the Beanstalk, Old King Cole, Peter Rabbit, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, the Wizard of Oz, One Thousand and One Nights, Rip Van Winkle, and Peter Pan. Each story has its own illustration and caption. Hess claims that the in a 1972 interview, that the original painting was shown at Chicago s 1933 Century of World Progress children s literature area - but this is unverified by any evidence from the exhibition. The American cartoonist and humorist Matt ....